a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Used in a Sentence
crude
How to use crude in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for crude.
Editorial note
[1] Though filtering this crude is cause to reassess that.
Examples8
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of crude gathered in one view.
not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for crude.
noun
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
adjective
not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
See also: rough
adjective
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
adjective
not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil"
See also: unrefined, unprocessed
adjective
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"
adjective
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
See also: blunt
adjective
not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
See also: raw
Example sentences
[1] Though filtering this crude is cause to reassess that.
Laws are far too crude for that, they can only work at extremes where it is clear you can put down a blanket rule.
Strange that Apple is using such a crude filtration technique.
I still occasionally quote South Park or make a dirty joke, but nothing targets women specifically: I just can have a crude sense of humor.
Even turning 1000MW of geothermal energy into only 100MW of crude oil can be worthwhile since you can't run an internal combustion engine on geothermal energy.
He would post crude remarks about the manager not listening to him and how he should be the manager, often using the initials of the manager when he insulted him to be careful and not be accused of slander I guess.
So, making a joke about a "dongle" with your friend is a firable offense, but taking a photo of someone without their permission and publicly calling them an "ass clown" is okay?Because she was offended at crudeness directed at no one and merely overheard, that means crude insults directed at people are appropriate?
> the best way to control a population is to analyze and manipulate the information they consumeThe comparison that some have made between the US Government and Stasi is more accurate than you think, with regards of Zersetzung:> By the 1970s, the Stasi had decided that methods of overt persecution which had been employed up to that time, such as arrest and torture, were too crude and obvious.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use crude in a sentence?
[1] Though filtering this crude is cause to reassess that.
What does crude mean?
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
What part of speech is crude?
crude is commonly used as noun, adjective.